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Pest control companies in Kenton County, KY
The pest control companies in Kenton County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #5 of 699 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $104.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,546 a household
- Spending per listing
- $20.8M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,779
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Kenton County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #5 of 699 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pest control companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pest control companies in Kenton County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Kenton County comes to about $104.2M a year: $1,546 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pest control companies, that is $20.8M per company, twice the U.S. figure of $10.2M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Kenton County in 2023. That is one for every 22,456 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kenton County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kenton County compares
The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the pest control companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Kenton County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $20.8M | $13M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 22,456 | 10,488 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,546 | $1,381 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,548 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Kenton County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Kenton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,779+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 67,367
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 160 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,068
- Median household income
- $80,548+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,303
- Median home value
- $244,400
- Jobs located here
- 69,403
- Daytime population
- 152,560Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 86 | 5 | 0.7 | $20.8M | +3.9% | #5 of 699 |
| 2Jefferson County, KY | 68 | 36 | 1.1 | $13.4M | +1.6% | #112 of 699 |
| 3Warren County, KY | 62 | 8 | 1.4 | $9.6M | +10.6% | #198 of 699 |
| 4Hardin County, KY | 59 | 5 | 1.1 | $12.7M | +2.4% | #236 of 699 |
| 5Boone County, KY | 59 | 11 | 2.2 | $7.7M | +6.5% | #239 of 699 |
| 6Fayette County, KY | 52 | 26 | 1.9 | $8M | +2.2% | #327 of 699 |
| 7Franklin County, KY | 40 | 5 | 2.2 | $6.3M | +2.0% | #488 of 699 |
| 8McCracken County, KY | 36 | 7 | 2.5 | $5.5M | −0.5% | #544 of 699 |
| 9Daviess County, KY | 33 | 10 | 2.4 | $5.8M | +1.5% | #582 of 699 |
| 10Pulaski County, KY | 31 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.5M | +3.5% | #596 of 699 |
Other business types in Kenton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in Kenton County, KY?
Kenton County has 5 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Kenton County, KY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $104.2M a year, or $1,546 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $20.8M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,367 households in Kenton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kenton County, KY compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Kenton County has 0.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $20.8M, twice the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Kenton County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,456 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Kenton County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Kenton County at 175,779 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,367 households. Median household income in Kenton County is $80,548, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Kenton County scores 86 for pest control companies (high), #5 of 699 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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